Tire-making machine.



F. H. MOYER. TIRE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAYZI, I9I2.

Patented J an. 8, 1918.

4 SHEETS-SHEET lll II F. H. MQYER. TIRE'MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAYZM IBIZ- 1,252,925. v v Patented Jan. 8,1918;

4 SHEETS*SHEET 2- F. H. MOYER.

TIRE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI. l9l2.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

i SHEETS-SHEET 3- F. H. MOYER.

TIRE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21.1912.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

UNITED sTATE PATENT OFFICE.

FREDELLIA H. MOYER. OF AKRON, OHIO, AS SIGN OR TO TIIE'FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, OF AKRON. OHIO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TIREMAKING .MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8 1918.

Application filed May 21, 1912. Serial No. 698,753.

. whit-h have previol'tsly been employed. a'yehlele tire is built. up by applying various layers of fabric to a mold of proper shape.

The fabrie is preferably (.llt, on the bias so that it williatreteh more eagily when applied.

it will be elear that since. the periphery of the tire atits outer Surface is of greater length than the inner periphery the fabric must. be stretehed to a greater extent in some parts than in others. The fabric lt-i ordinarily smoothed interposition on the Sides of the tire by the use of hand rollers.

It will be evident that by the mode of oporation whieh has just been deseribed the.

tension applied .to the fabric will vary eonsiderably since th eoperation is performed entirely by hand and it. is impossible for an opt rutlor always to apply the same tension in stret'ehing fabrie into position.

It is the objeet of my invention to always the same tension in apt'nying the fabrie to the mold or form on whieh thetire is built up, and to alHo use. readily operable v means 'bywhich the fabric appliet'l to the sides; of the tire is 'quiekly and evenly smoothed into position. In carrying out my lnvention I preferably usev two rolls of fab- .ritathis fabrie being of the well known type,

consisting of rain-as or duck to whieh rub .ber has been applied. In inalt'ing u the rolls the fabric 15-? eut on the bltlS.

These, rolls are prel'erably manned III the maelune' that given strand ol 't'abrie in one roll-will lie at substantially a right angle to the eorresponding strands of the other roll alter the l'ahrir has l'ieeu'applied to the tire. The mold or form on whieh the tire is to be built and by auitable brakes exae'tly the same tension is at all timea' applied to the fabric.

oftmaterial'l IV'ISX customary to apply one l'ayer ot coated t'abric peripherally to the tire, the adjacent or meeting ends of the name being out obliqnelyot the tire and p'arallel to eat-h other. The next layer is similarly applied. and the ends are likewise cut, but at an angle to the ends of the preceding layer. it the auet'esaive layers be taken. as is usual. from the same roll,a triangular piece of t'abrie is neeessarily eut away in order to reverse the obliquity of the end, and this waste of l'abrie is of considerable importanee. lly using in alternation from the two rolls, no re-eutting is required and there it; no waste.

A Further objeet of my invention eonsists in the use of readily operable smoothing dialb .\'lllt'll are applied to the fabric on the side ot' the tire. The disks are mounted on a slllttt llt' frame. and as the tire is built up dill'ereut' disks adapted for the particular eonl'ortnation ot' the t e maybe brought into Operation.

These and other advantages of my invention will be more readily understood by refmaking nmehine;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the maehine shown'in Fig. l;

Fig. It is a plan of the same machine; Fig. l is an enlarged fragmentary vertical seetion taken on the lined- 4 of Fig. 3:

Fig. I is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 4:

Fig. (i ii a plan of the'euda of the disk t'rame. showing a pair of disks in one operative lithltltilll and l ,Fig. 7 is a view similarto Fig. 6. exeeptthat a seeond pair of disks has been moved into utierative position.

(arrieddiv the base 11.12 and 13. and lil is the main driving shaft H. on one end of whieh the tire fern) tor thetire la is suitably .earried..' Loosely mounted on the opposite end of shaft 14 is a stepped pulley ltt \\'lllt'll is driven from any suitable sou'rre of power: Rigidly'eenneetedwith puller l6 ia the gear 17 in mesh with gutr rigidly mounted on the eounter-shait'ltl. Loosely 10 are t the supports mounted on thehaft i9 is the gear 20 inv (arried by the support? 11 i clutch member 22, which may be engaged by the tapered Clutch 23. The clutch 23 is mounted on shaft 19 to rotate therewith but has longitudinal movement thereof. Clutch 23 is operated through the instrumentality of yoke 24, link 24'? and the lever 25. The lever 25 is pivoted at 26, and is held in adjusted position by the spring operated dog 27, which is adapted to engage one of the teeth of the ratchet 28. Also loosely mount-- ed on the shaft 19 is the clutch member 29, which is rigidly connected with the gear 30 This gear 30 is in mesh with the gear 31 rigidly mounted on shaft 14.

It will now be apparent that as the pulley 16 is rotated, its movement is transmitted through the gears 17 and 18 to the counter-shaft 19. If the clutch 23 is moved to engage the clutch member 22. the gear 20 will be rotated with the shaft 19 and will transmit the movement of the latter to the shaft 14 through the gear 21. The gear 31. rotates with shaft 14 and correspondingly rotates the gear 30 and clutch member 29 loosely mounted on the shaft 19. On account of the fact that the gear 20 is, in the embodiment of the invention herein illustratech of the same diameter as the gear 21, it will be evident that when the clutch 23 engages the clutch member 22 the shaft 14 will be rotated at the same speed as the counter-shaft 19. On the other hand, if it is desired to rotate the shaft 14.a t a slower speed than that of the counter-shaft 19, the clutch 23 is thrown into engagement with the clutch member 29, the clutch 23 being thereby disengaged from the clutch member 22. The gear 30 is thus caused to rotate at the same speed as the counter-shaft 1.9, and. since this gear is of much smaller diameter than the gear 31, the shaft 14 will be rotated ata correspondingly lower speed. The gear 21, rigidly mounted on shaft 14, causes the rotation of the gear 20 and clutch member 22 on the shaft 19. The rotation of the shaft 14 may, of course, be completely stopped by placing the clutch 23 in its neutralposition where it engages neither the clutch member 22 nor the clutch member 29.

Bolted to the support 11 is the bracket- 32, to the upper portion of which are fastened the supporting plates 33 and 34 by means of the bolts 35. Each of the plates 33 and 34 is provided with grooves 36 and 37. The grooves 36 are adapted to receive shaft 38 containing the roll of fabric 39,

while thegrooves 37 are adapted to receive the shaft 40 containing the roll of fabric 41. This fabric consists of duck, canvas, or the like; to which an vulcanized rubber has been applied. According to the usual custom, a strip of cloth is applied as the roll is formed in order to prevent. the surfaces of the fabric-from sticking to each other. The

fabric 39 and 41 is cut on the bias, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the direction of given strands of the fabric 39 being at substantrally a right angle to those of the fabric 41. The rollers 42 and 43 are placed in the slots 44 and 45, and loosely engage the surfaces of the rolls of fabric 39 and 41. The rollers 42 and 43 are for the purpose of defleeting the cloth which is used in forming the rolls of fabric for the purpose of preventing the layers of the latter from sticking to each other.

The fabric 39 is led downwardly around the roller 46 carried by the plates 33 and 34. This roller has a collar 47 which is engaged by the friction brake 48 operated by the Weighted arm 49 pivoted at 50. From the roller 46 the fabric 39passes over the roller 51 and thence over the roller 52 carried on the frame 53, which is vertically movable by means of the screw shafts 54 provided with beveled gears 55 which are engaged by beveled gears 56 mounted on the shaft 57, rotatable by means of the hand' wheel 58. The frame 53 is adjusted at the desired height for applying the fabric to the surface of the tire 15.

The fabric 41 is similarly carried around the roller 59 having the collar 60 engaged by the friction brake 61 operated by the weighted arm 62. The fabric v41 then passes over roller 63, and thence over roller 64, car ried by the adjustable frame 53. In the representation of my invention shown in Fig. 2-, the end of fabric 41 has been applied to the tire 15. The shaft 14 being rotated, the fabric is applied to the tire, the latter, of course, rotating with shaft 14, and a predetermined tension is always exerted on the fabric by means of the brake-controlled roller 59.

I will next describe the mechanism for smoothing the sides of the fabric'as the latter is applied to the tire: Carried by the- 1 base 10'is the guide member 65, carrying thereon the rack 66; Engaging the guide member 65 is the supporting frame 67, carryingat its lower portion the shaft 68, having'thr'eon the.pinion '69. which engages the rack "66. Rigidly mounted on the end of shaft 68 is the circular ratchet 70 engaged by the pawl 71, carried by the lever 72, which is loosely mounted on the shaft 68. It will now be clear that on operation of the lever 72 the supporting frame 67 may be bodily moved toward or away from the tire 15.

Slidably mounted ,on the guide 72 on the upper portion of the supporting frame 67 is the bracket base 73, which carries thereon the brackets 74 and 75. Bolted to the bracket base'73 is the lug 76, which projects into the recess 77 formed in-the upper pol-. tion of the supporting frame 67. Through the 111g 7 6 passes the portion 78 of the screw 7 ti re.

passesthe sl'i-aft 83. ha ving rigidly mounts ed thereon the collar 84 and the sleeve 85.

Formed ii'itegrally with collar 8% is the gear segment 86, the object of which will presently be described, The sleeves?) has formed integrally therewith a bracket 86 'carrying the disk 87, and the bracket '88 carrying the disk 89. A is clearly shown in the drawings, the disks 87 and 89 have their axes in planes fOI'JHQCl at an angle to each other.

I illhe brackets 75 carry the bearings 90,.

tl'irough which 'msses the shaft Ul, having rigidly mounted on one end the collar 92, which carries the weight rod 93. Between the bearings 90 the shaft 91 carries the collar thht which is attached thegcar segnient 95 which engages the goar'segmcnt 86 of the shaft 83. The shaft. ttlfalso has rigidly mounted thereon the sleeve 96 having the brackets 97 and 98. which carry thedisks 99 and 100. Disks 9%,! and .100 are placed in corresponding positions to the disks S7 and,

so, but, as will be described hereafter, are adapted for use on the opposite side ot a Carried bv the wei ht rod 93 is the Wei ht i 101, having the handle 102. The weight 10t may be placed at any desired position on the weight. roll 93, being held In adJusted position by the locking member 103, which is disengaged by locking lever 10% when'it is desired to inovc the weight, 10 1.. Itch-1 ring to Fig. 2. it will he clear that if the weight tilt is mmtd t a position to the left of the collar $12, th shaft 91 will thereby be rolattd in a c1mtra-elot-lnvise direction, and will rauso the shaft 83 to be 'ro- .latod in a lorluviso direction by means of the (tltlPll'illlYt notion of the, gear segments so and 9;). .ln tlnsway the llHltH ST and 9.9

will be brought into nga unent with the sides of the tire l5. \i iirh is held ou tlu- -l'orlu 105.. This position of the disks is indicated in Fig; (3.

Let usnow assume that the wourht 101 is moved to the right ol the collar $i3. a('-= mainline to the reprosrntat ion ol" Fig.2. "l be i direction, and the shaft st. will. br rotated in a contradockw-iso direction, thus bringing the disks 89 and lot) into contact with the tire to. This position of tlupa 'Is is shown in Fig. 7. Y 'lho pressure with. which the disks may bebrpught in contact with the tim may be regulated by the position to 1,252,925 i a i p B which the weight 101, is moved on the weight rod 93.

Having thus described the various parts used in my invention, its 0 eration may now be readilv' 'untlerstoodz 'l e mold or form 105 bein; secured to the end of shaft 14 il thewcll known manner, -the, end of fabric 41 is applied to the form in the manner indicated in Fig.3. The clutch 23 is now brought into engagement with oneof the eluteh inelnbers 22 or 2'.) in order to cause the rotation of the shaft 14 at the desired speed. As the form 105 is rotated the fabric -41 is applied to the'latter. the tension being regulated by the roller 5'9. The disks H7 and 99 are moved into routart with the sides of the l'abricell as it is applicd to the form 105. the pl'rssllre'lf those disks being regulated by the position (if the weight. 101, which is pla ed to the left of the (.ollar92, according t olllo representation shown in Fig. 2. When the form club has been rotated through one revolution. the fabric 41 which has been cut obliquely before its application to the. form. is allowed to slightly overlap the cdgcltlti, shown in Fig. 2. The rotation' of the form 105 is continued, and by means of hand wheel 81' the disks 87 and 99 are gradually moved inwardly along the sides of the fabric 41 until the latter has been junction of the ends of successive layers shall he at an angle to each other, and that nrh reversiobliquity shall be obtained without waste, 'lhercupon the beads 107 (as shown in Figs (5 and 7) are now 'a'pplied. )n application of the next succeed ing layer of fabric. the disks 8T ahd 99 are used'lo smooth the sides-of the fabric lintil the w| ipherics of these disks are brou ht' into tl ngles los, shown in Figs. 6 ant]. 'lt \vlll now be evident that 'it' these disks were moved inwardlv 'liarthor they would loud to displace the beads 10? from position. "Iho weight 101 'ishow moved to the right of the collar 92,. so; that the disks 89 and too are brought into o wrative position as llltlltittttl in Fig. 7. the l'abrio-at positions :uljaccnt the base 100. of the form 105, and thus serve to smooth. the fabric without displacingthe' beads Hi7. Successive layers of fabric.- are applied, and are smoothed into position. by ;the pair of disks 87 and 99 and the pair of disks 8:)

. 1; 'lhuse disks engage scribed without departing from the spirit or ope of my invention.

' hat I claim. is:

1. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form, means for applying fabric to said form, a pair of smoothlng members adapted to be applied to opposite sides of said form, means for simultaneously bringing said members into engagement with the fabric on-"the sides of said form, means common to both for maintaining said members in contact with thefabric on said form, and means for adjusting the radial positiornof said members with ifelation to said form, substantially as described.

2. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form,

means for applyingfabric to said form, a pair of smoothing disks adapted to be applied to opposite'sides of said form, means for simultaneously adjusting the positions of said disks in unison, and means common to both for maintaining said disks in contact with said form, substantiallv as described.

3. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form, means for applying'fabric to said form, a pair of smoothing disks adapted to be applied to opposite sides of said form, means for simultaneously adjusting the positions of said disk in unison, and unitary gravity means for mamtaining said disks in contact with said form, substantially as described.

4 In a. tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form, means for applying fabric to said form, a first set of smoothing means for engag ng the fabric on the sides of said form, a second set of smoothing-means for engaging T the fabric on the sides of said form, the axes of the first set of smoothing means being in difierent planes from the axesof the second set of smoothing means. means for selectively bringing either of said sets of smoothing means into engagement with the fabric on the sides of said form, and means for maintaini-ng equal pressures on both of the smoothing means of the set in engagement with the fabric on said form, substantially as described. v

5. In a tire making machine, combination of means for rotating a tlIe form,

means for applying fabric to said form,.a first set of smoothing means for engaging the. fabric on the sides of said form, a second set of smoothing means for engaging the fabric on the sides of said form, the axes of the first set of smoothing means being in different planes from the axes of the second set of smoothing means, means for- Ytictively bringing either of said sets of smoothing means into engagement with the fabric on the sides of said form, and means for adjusting the radial positions of said sets of smoothing means with relation to said form, substantially as described.

(i. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form, means for applying fabric to said. form, a first pair of smoothing disks for engaging the fabric on the sides of said form, a second pair of smoothing'means for engaging the fabric on the sides of said form. said first pair of disks being located in different planes from said second pair of disks, means for selectively bringing either of said pairs of disks into engagement with the fabric on the sides of said form, and means for ad.- jnsting the radial position of said disks with relation to said form, substantially as described.

7. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form,

'means for' applying fabric to said form, a

first pair of smoothing disks for engaging the fabric on the sides of said form, asceond pair of smoothing means for engaging the fabric on the sides of said form. said first'pair of disks being located in different planes from said second pair of'disks, means for selectively bringing either of said pairs of disks into engagement with the fabric on the sides of said form, and gravity means for maintaining either of said pairs-of disks in engagement with-the fabric'on the sides of said form, substantially as described.

8. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating :1 tireform,

means for applying fabric 'to said form, a pair of rotatable "disk shafts, a pair of smoothing disks carried by each shaft, means connecting said shafts whereby they may be simultaneously rotated in opposite directions, said disks adapted to engage op.- posite sides of the fabric on the tire form, and 'means for maintaining said disks in contact with said fabric, substantially as described. i 4

9. In a tire making machine, the combination of means for rotating a tire form, means for applying fabric to said form, a pair of.

rotatable disk shafts, a pair of smoothing disks carried by each shaft, means connect ing said shafts whereby they may besimultaneously rotated in opposite directions, said disks adapted toengage opposite sides of the fabric on the tire form means for maini H and means for adjusting the radial positionof said disks with relation to said tire form,

taining said disks in contact with said fabric,

substantially as described.

10. In a tire making machine, 'the combi-' nation of means for rotating a tire form,

means'for applying fabric to said form a pair of rotatable disk shafts, a pair of smoothing disks carried by each of saidshafts, the disks on each shaft being located in different planes, means connectin said shafts whereby they are simultaneous ly rotated in opposite directions, and gravity means whereby corresponding disks on said shafts may be brought into contact with the fabric on the sides of said form and maintained in engagement therewith, substantially as described.

11. In a machine for making tires, the combination with a revoluble core, a mechanism for applying the fabric over the major portion of the tire and on the under side of the bead, means forcausing the mechanism to traverse the side of the core, the working face of said mechanism during the majorportion extending in one direction from the tire, and during the remainder, extending in a different direction, and a swivel mountmg for said mechanism, whereby the change in direction may be accomplished.

13,. In a tire-making machine, the combination of a revoluble core, fabric applying mechamsms at the sides of the core, comprisino' disks adapted to smooth and shape the fa ric to the core, said disks being at difierent angles to the core when shaping the fabric to the core and when shaping the fabric under the bead, swivel mountings for said disks whereby the change in angle may be effected, and means for causing the fabric applying mechanisms to traverse the side of the core.

FREDELLIA H. MOYER.

.WVitnesses \V. C. STEVENS, KB. CALLEM. 

